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The Old Glassworks, in snow.

Barnsley (161 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction S)

This is an attractive town laid out along the River Dearne, it is enclosed by spectacular Pennine scenery and is an ideal place from which to discover the limestone hills and fresh green valley's of the Yorkshire Dales...

Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire. Viewed from Westgate

Wakefield (43 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction N)

Wakefield was the capital of Yorkshire's woollen industry for more than 700 years, it was an important weaving and dying centre as far back as the 13th century...

Countryside 5 minutes out of Featherstone, West Yorkshire

Featherstone (2 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction NE)

Featherstone is a large town lying between Wakefield and Pontefract in West Yorkshire. For the past couple of centuries the town was known chiefly for its coal mines...

St Giles Church

Pontefract (181 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction NE)

Pontefract has a ruined castle which has seen many tragedies, Richard II was murdered there in 1400, and later it was the scene of bitter, bloody battles between Roundheads and Royalists...

Castleford

Castleford (34 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction NE)

This is a large Northern town with roots stretching back to the Romans and beyond, as proven by the recent finding of a Bronze Age male skeleton and his chariot...

Mirfield (west yorkshire), showing the mirfield church (st mary's)

Mirfield (8 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction NW)

Mirfield is a residential town situated between Huddersfield and Dewsbury. It has a long history, and associations with Robin Hood, the Luddites, and the Bronte sisters. More.....

Thrybergh Country Park, South Yorkshire

Thrybergh (14 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction SE)

Thrybergh is a pretty South Yorkshire village with a history stretching back to the time of the Doomsday Book, for centuries it was little more than a small rural village with scattered housing and farms...

ALMONDBURY CONSERVATIVE CLUB, ALMONDBURY, HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE

Almondbury (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of West Yorkshire (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction W)

Almondbury is one of the oldest and prettiest of the villages dominating the edge of the Pennine moors...

A picture of Rotherham

Rotherham (107 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction S)

This town was formerly a Saxon market town which remained largely unaltered until the Industrial Revolution...

Kingfisher at Sprotbrough Flash

Sprotbrough (114 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of South Yorkshire (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction SE)

Sprotbrough lies in the valley of the River Don, it is a lovely rural location with fertile fields and meadows leading from leafy lanes whose hedgerows are full of wild plants and flowers...

Digley reservoir

Holmfirth (40 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction W)

This is a place that will forever be associated with the gentle, romantic comedy "Last of the Summer Wine" which has graced our TV screens for more than a quarter of a century...

St George's Square, Huddersfield, from the station car park.

Huddersfield (98 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction W)

Huddersfield is a lively and interesting town that offers a rich cultural experience...

Postbox in Whiston, South Yorks

Whiston (11 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction SE)

Whiston is surrounded by fine countryside, leafy lanes lead towards Morthen and Wickersley...

A picture of Doncaster Minster

Doncaster (118 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction E)

Doncaster lies in what was once a great sweep of Yorkshire coalfields. It is home to one of the finest racecourses in the country where the classic St.Leger Stakes has been run each September since 1776, making the race four years older than the Derby...

Corn Exchange in Leeds, West Yorkshire

Leeds (233 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction N)

In the middle ages Leeds was a wool centre and it flourished. The sheep on the Yorkshire moors providing the wool for the cottage craft industry of spinning and weaving. The.....

Egborough Power Station from the  M 62 Motorway

Eggborough (1 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction NE)

This is a typical Yorkshire village settled close to the meeting point of North and South Yorkshire...

St James, Braithwell South Yorkshire

Braithwell (32 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction SE)

Braithwell lies at the centre of a largely rural community, the surrounding landscape is mostly of farms and leafy lanes siding fields full of grazing cattle and sheep...

Water falls

Sheffield (127 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction S)

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Wadworth south Yorkshire

Wadworth (7 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SE)

This is a pleasant South Yorkshire village lying in lush countryside a few miles from the city of Rotherham...

Roche Abbey in October

Maltby (70 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction SE)

The town was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, and several historic properties can be found in the region from shortly after this time, of these, of particular note are the handsome ruins of Roche Abbey, a Cistercian foundation of 1147...

Recommended attractions near Royston

A view of Newmillerdam taken near the memorial, West Yorkshire.

Newmillerdam Country Park (20 Pictures)

(2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction NW)

This attractive country park offers a rich and varied country landscape, it is dominated by a large lake ringed by numerous trees.....

at Monk Bretton Priory, Cudworth, South Yorkshire

Monk Bretton Priory (8 Pictures)

(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction S)

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Outline of Sandal

Sandal Castle (12 Pictures)

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction N)

The crumbling, naked ruins of Sandal Castle are now owned by Wakefield council, and what an inspired choice of centre-piece they.....

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, West Yorkshire

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (35 Pictures)

(4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction W)

This is an exciting, fascinating tourist attraction that is both fun and thought provoking for all the family. It has fast.....

A good view of Stainborough Castle at Wentworth Castle Gardens near Barnsley

Wentworth Castle (50 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction SW)

Wentworth Castle Gardens have been the subject of an ambitious plan to restore the magnificent estate, once home to the Earls of.....

Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire. Viewed from Westgate

Wakefield Cathedral (2 Pictures)

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction N)

This was formerly the parish church of All Saints, it only became a cathedral at the end of the 19th century. With its.....

Cannon Hall park

Cannon Hall Country Park (24 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction W)

Outstanding country park originally landscaped in the 1760's by Richard Woods. The park surrounds a magnificent hall designed by.....

Pit head gear at Caphouse Colliery

National Coal Mining Museum (33 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction NW)

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Pontefract Castle Chapel in Autumn. West Yorkshire.

Pontefract Castle (101 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction NE)

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Brodsworth Hall at night

Brodsworth Hall (120 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction E)

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Dewsbury Museum in Crow Nest Park, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.

Dewsbury Museum (1 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction NW)

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Thrybergh Country Park in South Yorkshire, England

Thrybergh Country Park (18 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction SE)

Thrybergh Country Park evolved out of Thrybergh Reservoir built in the 1800's to supply the borough of Doncaster with water. .....

Conisbrough Castle, 5 miles west of Doncaster

Conisbrough Castle (16 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction SE)

The dilapidated ruins of Conisbrough Castle make an impressive sight, particularly its keep, which is unusual in design. The.....

A picture taken across the lake looking up at Cusworth Hall, Nr Doncaster

Cusworth Hall & Museum (40 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction SE)

Cusworth Hall is a mid 18th century house built for the Wrightson family, with wings added later by James Paine. The house.....

Temple Newsam, Leeds. Lovely entrance

Temple Newsam (2 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction N)

This is a stunning house set in magical grounds. It began life hundreds of years ago but the oldest part of the house we see.....

Robin Hoods Grave, Kirklees Priory, West Yorkshire

Robin Hood's Grave (4 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction NW)

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Kirklees Priory Gatehouse, West Yorkshire

Kirklees Priory (2 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction NW)

Home of the wicked Prioress who bled the unsuspecting Robin Hood to death. All that remains today is the Priory Gatehouse and.....

1998. Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, Outside Display

Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds (20 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction N)

The Royal Armouries Museum occupies a dazzling modern building set beside the river. At nightfall it becomes one of the town's.....

A picture of Doncaster Minster

Doncaster Minster (4 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction E)

St.Georges is the Minster Church of Doncaster. It was built to a design by Sir Gilbert Scott, architect, who was instructed to.....

Robin Hood

Bradfield Moors (3 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction SW)

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